J. A. Bowen

Review is ONLY for the audio, which is terrible!

Revisado: 10-05-23

The audio is TERRIBLE! The author/speaker speaks clearly enough. That's not the problem. The problem is that the volume level goes up and down. He either was frequently rocking towards and away from the microphone, has a hearing issue that affects his internal volume control (I have that problem myself), or had technical problems. Whatever the cause, no quality control was done before publishing.

I honestly made it less than five minutes through this book before I switched to another book out of sheer annoyance at not being able to hear one or words of every fourth or fifth sentence. I simply played it on silent on another device so that I could play it long enough to make the review feature accessible. I've only experienced this problem once or twice on other books (out of the dozens thar I've listened to) and none to the extent as it occurs in this book.

I've heard good things thus far about the book itself, but now I have to wait to find out.

Hopefully, someone responsible for this will notice my review.

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An eye-opening account

Revisado: 07-31-20

This book covered the reality of black people during a period of US history that I knew only little about. I may just purchase the book for the footnotes.

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A great lesson in the basics of energy policy.

Revisado: 11-17-19

I'm a student in an energy policy program at a university in Pennsylvania. This book will be one that I will be recommending to my professors as supplemental reading material.

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Very revealing narrative of how we got here

Revisado: 10-04-19

The Kochs' influence of our government ought to be known to most who pay attention to the world around us. Even I, however, was not prepared to learn the extent of that influence.

Truly terrifying.

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Agreat primer on how to think about the opposition

Revisado: 01-28-19

I loved the book. It helped me understand the opposition's thought processes, motivations, and the context in which the election happened.

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Content is great but presentation needs work

Revisado: 03-18-17

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I could not listen to this book. The performance was so awful. I was having a difficult time determining whether it was read by computer or by a person. Words were mispronounced, it was recorded in pieces that were poorly stitched together, and it was read in an almost monotone voice.

Would you be willing to try another one of Kelly Bourquin’s performances?

I would not at all be willing to try another of Kelly Bourquin's performances.

Who do you think would benefit most from listening to Green Giants?

The content is the only redeeming value of this book. If you can stand to listen to it for a couple hours then you will find that it might pique your interest enough to buy the physical book, as I did.

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Depressing history of American tragedy

Revisado: 05-16-16

If you could sum up Last Stand in three words, what would they be?

Depressing, essential, thorough.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Last Stand?

The most memorable moments of The Last Stand, in my opinion, are the accounts of the slaughter for commercial and political gain and the accounts of the efforts to protect the Yellowstone bison.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was the capture of poacher Howell in Yellowstone.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

It's difficult to pick one single moment. What I will say is that my nine-year old was moved to tears by the description of the slaughter of the bison.

Any additional comments?

If I could go back, I would not yet let my nine-year old listen to this book. It is incredibly depressing and angering to listen to.

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